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Strengthening Assets, Markets and Policies for Rural Development in the Highlands and High Rainforest Areas Project (PSSA)
The initiative aimed to reduce rural poverty in the highland and high rainforest areas of Peru by strengthening the productive, human, social, and natural assets of organized smallholder farmers. The project supported the formation and consolidation of rural producer organizations to implement co-financed business plans, combined with technical assistance, training, and competitive funding mechanisms. It also promoted sustainable territorial management and strengthened local government capacities, enhancing market access, financial inclusion, and income generation among vulnerable rural populations.
Rural development in Peru: sustainable agricultural skills and commercial strengthening
A rural development project aimed at strengthening the productive and commercial capacities of smallholder farmers in Peru through the adoption of agroecological practices, ongoing technical assistance, and organic certification. The initiative connects producers with fair-trade markets through a specialized marketing system, with the goal of improving their incomes, food security, and environmental sustainability in rural areas.
Green Health: improving indigenous participation through the CBD’s ABS
This project aimed to strengthen the participation of indigenous communities in Guatemala in biodiversity governance and sustainable use of medicinal plants. Through collaboration between academic institutions and Maya councils of elders, the project documented traditional medicinal knowledge, supported the conservation of threatened plant species, and strengthened local capacities to implement Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) mechanisms under the Convention on Biological Diversity. The initiative contributed to linking biodiversity conservation, community health, scientific research, and the protection of traditional knowledge.


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Strengthening Assets, Markets and Policies for Rural Development in the Highlands and High Rainforest Areas Project (PSSA)
The initiative aimed to reduce rural poverty in the highland and high rainforest areas of Peru by strengthening the productive, human, social, and natural assets of organized smallholder farmers. The project supported the formation and consolidation of rural producer organizations to implement co-financed business plans, combined with technical assistance, training, and competitive funding mechanisms. It also promoted sustainable territorial management and strengthened local government capacities, enhancing market access, financial inclusion, and income generation among vulnerable rural populations.
Rural development in Peru: sustainable agricultural skills and commercial strengthening
A rural development project aimed at strengthening the productive and commercial capacities of smallholder farmers in Peru through the adoption of agroecological practices, ongoing technical assistance, and organic certification. The initiative connects producers with fair-trade markets through a specialized marketing system, with the goal of improving their incomes, food security, and environmental sustainability in rural areas.
Green Health: improving indigenous participation through the CBD’s ABS
This project aimed to strengthen the participation of indigenous communities in Guatemala in biodiversity governance and sustainable use of medicinal plants. Through collaboration between academic institutions and Maya councils of elders, the project documented traditional medicinal knowledge, supported the conservation of threatened plant species, and strengthened local capacities to implement Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS) mechanisms under the Convention on Biological Diversity. The initiative contributed to linking biodiversity conservation, community health, scientific research, and the protection of traditional knowledge.


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